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Jacob Morley escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee's far northwestern corner on Oct. 25, after he slipped through a fence in his prison clothes.

Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma City man with sending hundreds of letters containing white powder and ominous warnings about treason to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections.

An Indian national was also killed in the incident during which two choppers collided as they prepared to land.

Israeli intelligence allegations that Iran may be preparing to use chemical weapons against its adversaries have sparked debate within the U.S. administration, with officials quest...

Jacob Morley, 28, escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee's far northwestern corner on Oct. 25, after he slipped through a fence in his prison clothes.

In Poland, a flight by Polish airline LOT from London’s Heathrow airport to Warsaw’s main Chopin airport was diverted to the Polish capital’s Modlin airport after a bomb threat.

Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.

The U.S. military conducted limited strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, officials said. Charlie D'Agata reports.

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Govt prepared to keep compensation for submergence areas in joint account, he said

Russia’s Defence Minister Andrei Belousov visited Beijing to promote military ties, with both countries hailing their stronger-than-ever relations. Read More: https://punchng.com/chinese-russian-defence-officials-hail-military-ties/

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met separately with officials from Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.&nbsp;

The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate. The strikes come on the eve of the midterm elections.

Monday's U.S. airstrikes on Qeshm Island were in response to an Iranian attack on a U.S. aircraft, said one official.

MSC Cruises canceled the voyage for its MSC Poesia cruise ship after it was detained by the Coast Guard at the Port of Miami, the cruise line confirmed to CBS News.

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Adam Robinson, Helen Sharp, and their two children - Emma, four, and Charlie, two - died after the plane nosedived.

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly impersonating ICPC officials after being found with a forged ID card in Lafia. Read More: https://punchng.com/nasarawa-police-arrest-fake-icpc-officials-recover-id-cards/

Election officials across the country have conducted hundreds of exercises to prepare for possible threats or disruptions at polling sites.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says deadly attack in southern Zaporizhzhia region is further proof that Moscow ‘wants no de-escalation’

The judge said he was "deeply troubled" by the mistakes and rushed nature of the case over the FBI's Hunter Biden probes — one of several politically charged DOJ actions ahead of the midterms.

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Judge Zia Faruqui suggested the prosecution of ex-officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides was rushed to come out ahead of the midterm election.

The two former FBI officials, Nicole Floris and Bradley Benavides, were accused of falsely suggesting to Congress that they weren't aware of the federal investigations surrounding Hunter Biden.

The World Bank-assisted HOPE Governance Programme has trained 388 government officials from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to strengthen public financial management… Read More: https://punchng.com/world-bank-trains-388-officials-to-align-health-education-budgets/

The magistrate judge, Zia M. Faruqui, said the case was a rushed, political prosecution ordered by the White House intended to affect the midterm elections.

Ice hockey's ruling body is deciding how to respond to a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that allows Russia back into international competition. Germany hasn't ruled out pulling out as a tournament host.

Chairing a review meet, the Chief Minister instructs district collectors to stay alert to meet any contingency, keeping in view the likelihood of heavy rains and gales; says impact of the cyclone on the Andhra Pradesh coast is likely to be relatively limited

Heavy inflows are expected through irrigation canals from upstream districts for four days

<p>A Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, ‌killing all nine people on board, US transportation officials said.</p> <p>The private jet had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in

The crash occurred on the morning of Oct. 28 in Urda, Spain, when the high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped.

Election body says deadlocked result won't be undermined even if foreign interference claims are found to be true.

Aero⁠plane took from Texas and was headed to the Bahamas

The Bahamas-bound jet departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

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By casting doubt on the vote, Netanyahu appears to be trying to block any potential alliance in the opposition with the Arab parties that could force him from office.

In the latest defeat for the Trump administration, the ruling dismisses a lawsuit that pre-emptively contested the results of a race that includes two candidates named Daniel Sullivan.

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The hospital project has missed several deadlines, including the proposed launch of outpatient services on October 20

Investigations found that the consignment was proceeding to Chennai Port from a private rice mill on the outskirts of Bengaluru where the PDS rice was loaded for shipment

The Republican-led state government in Alaska implored a federal judge on Saturday to permanently dismiss the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate race if GOP Sen.

The order comes after election officials received letters demanding they set aside the ballots of possible non-citizen voters.

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local agencies are investigating a fire at a beleaguered police department in Mississippi

With Donald Trump threatening to interfere in the US midterm elections, local officials are preparing for the possibility of armed ICE agents intimidating voters at polling booths.

He says creating a society in which there is no room for questions is not a sign of good governance

The judge wants to know if lawyers tried to mislead her over Trump's plans.

The inspection follows a recent report submitted by the Forest department to the Revenue department flagging large-scale encroachment on government land

While approximately 1,460 students enrolled in the February 2026 session, as many as 4,500 enrolled in the August 2026 session, say varsity officials

SHIPPAGAN — Federal officials say they've spotted a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution over ballot Read More: https://punchng.com/us-judge-bars-justice-dept-from-threatening-election-officials/

A federal judge ordered the federal government to stop demanding that state and local election officials separate out ballots and threatening criminal prosecution for noncompliance.

A federal judge issued a sweeping order blocking the Trump administration from threatening or intimidating election officials amid pressure tactics used by the administration in the weeks leading up to next week’s midterm elections.

A search is underway for three armed men who broke into a mansion in Toronto belonging to a real estate CEO in the early morning hours Thursday and attacked and injured the family inside, authorities said.

Atiku Abubakar has demanded the prosecution of INEC officials implicated in adding AI-generated photos and other fake records to the voter register. Read More: https://punchng.com/ai-images-atiku-demands-prosecution-of-inec-officials/

In our news wrap Friday, a federal judge is opening an investigation into whether Justice Department lawyers misled the court about plans to renovate a D.C. golf course, the DOJ told a judge that it may bring more charges against former FBI Director James Comey and Christa Pike says she's in constant pain following her botched execution in Tennessee last mon